Category: North Forty/VWS
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-38 to Blackie Spit, 104th Street and the North Forty
Eleven birders (Lorna, Mike, Eleanor, Gerhard, Roger, Terry, Alan, Lorraine & Jonathan and Sam) joined me at Blackie Spit in South Surrey then on the dike between 104th and 88th Streets and then finishing the morning at the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport. It was a fine sunny morning, tide coming in, and…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-33 to Boundary Bay Dike
Nine participants (Roger & Mike, Rick & Marg, Hans & Gerhard, Alan & Lorna and me) enjoyed a gorgeous Wednesday morning along the Boundary Bay dike path between 104th and 88th Streets. Hi-lites were a Western Tanager, Peregrine Falcons, a “white-winged” Crow, lots of “distant” Shorebirds, and the Plum and Blackberry Lunch at the North…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-26 to Brunswick Point & the North Forty
Seven weirdos weathered a windy Wednesday (Roger & Rose, Mike & Lorna, Hans Ulf, Sleepy Alan and me) at Brunswick Point, and then a more enjoyable and successful late stint at the North Forty. Hi-lites were an American Bittern, nesting Cooper’s Hawks, Bullock’s Oriole and Lively Lorna’s Butter Tarts. See photos of our outings on…
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2011-25A North Forty Report
Son Scott and I visited the North Forty Park behind Boundary Bay Airport today (Sunday, June 26) for a couple of hours in mid afternoon (3:00 to 5:00 p.m.). It was hot, sunny and a beaut outing: we got all our Destination Birds (LB, BO and Candy), up-close-and-personal. It is so nice to go with…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-21 to Boundary Bay dike and North 40
Eight participants (Roger, Lorna, Anne, Hans-Ulf, Mike, Eleanor, Jimmy and me – names mentioned at our Guru Anne’s request because we forgot the obligatory Group photo) enjoyed a very comfortable morning of birding along the Boundary Bay dike and at the old Wireless Station (aka North 40) behind Boundary Bay Airport. Hi-lites of the outing…
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DNCB Outing No. 2011-19 Vancouver Wireless Station “North 40”
Not surprisingly, with several regulars off to the convention at William’s Lake and the damp morning, only four stalwart birders were present for our tour of the Boundary Bay Airport lands (the “North 40”). Mike and Roger met at Petra’s where Tom checked in to make sure we were going to fulfill our duty to…
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DNCB Outing No. 100 to Serpentine Fen Wildlife Area
Casual Birding Outing #100 Nine participants (Hans, Lorna, Anne, Rick & Marg, Roger, Linda, Aussie visitor Sally Hoedemaker and me, Eleanor wimped out after coffee at Petra’s) spent a gorgeous morning at Serpentine Fen in South Surrey on Wednesday, July 14. It was our 100th Outing, and the group surprised me at Petra’s with the…
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DNCB Outing No. 95 to Mud Bay Park plus
Casual Birding outing #95 Four Interpreters with Metro Vancouver Parks & Recreation (Vanessa, Jennifer, Michelle and Serena) joined Delta Nats (Hans, John & Kay, Anne, Lorna and me) this morning on an outing to Mud Bay Park which is part of, and located at, the southern most end of Boundary Bay Park along the dike. …
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DNCB Outing No. 94 Songbirds near the airport
Casual Birding outing #94 Eight participants (Roger, John & Kay, Lorna, Hans, Anne, Rochelle and me) enjoyed a fruitful outing to the old residential area that was expropriated when Boundary Bay Airport was expanded. This area off 72nd Street is, I believe, now owned by Delta Corp and is basically used by dog-walkers. I was…
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